]]>Comment on My first 2 weeks as a Brewer! by s3agu11shttps://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/my-first-2-weeks-as-a-brewer/comment-page-1/#comment-9
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:35:02 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-9Thanks
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Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:33:40 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-8The t-shirt looks great! The Milwaukee time zone is called The Central Time Zone, and I will leave the technical questions to be answered by others 🙂
]]>Comment on Finally, learning a little about the game. by DJhttps://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/finally-learning-a-little-about-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-7
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:20:22 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-7Usually, all 24 do not get in to the game. For one thing, the starting pitchers usually pitch one game then have 4 days off. Managers also do their best not to put all of their relief pitchers in in one game, as they will probably need some fresh arms the next day.
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Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:30:31 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-6So I did get a few things right then DJ. 🙂 Thanks for the long response. So do the 24 players in the team all get a chance to play in a game? I gathered that the standing and watching your hit go in to the stands is a bit of a wind up.
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Thu, 13 Feb 2014 03:41:56 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-5And one other thing: the Brewers pitchers and catchers report on Saturday. This is the first official workout of Spring Training. It takes a few days for the pitchers to get their arms ready. The rest of the players are usually there within a couple of days. So only 3 more days!
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Thu, 13 Feb 2014 03:17:16 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-4Lots of questions. This is going to be fun! I wish I could take you to a game so I could point things out during the game.

I’ll start with the rosters. There is a 40-man roster that is used to protect players from being selected by other teams. Then there is a 24-man roster that makes up the team. The rest of the 40-man roster is usually in the minor leagues. For now, I’ll focus on the 24-man roster.

Teams normally carry 11 or 12 pitchers on their rosters, 2 or 3 catchers, 4 starting infielders, 3 starting outfielders, and 3 or 4 players that can play multiple positions.

Five of the pitchers will be starting pitchers. They take turns being the starting pitcher. You want your starting pitcher to pitch as many innings as he can. Six innings is OK, seven or eight is even better. A pitcher will be taken out if he is giving up too many runs, he is getting tired, or his pitch count is getting high (100 is getting to be pretty high).

The rest of your pitchers will be relief pitchers. One of them will be called the closer. His job is to pitch the last inning to protect a lead. It is a high pressure position. Lately, there has been a trend to have a pitcher dedicated to the eighth inning to make sure the closer has a lead in the ninth. You will have some pitchers that are called long relievers whose job is to take over early in the game, usually when the starter gives up a lot of runs. They need to come in and pitch a lot of innings (usually between 3 and 6) and give the team a chance to catch up. The short relievers usually only pitch an inning or two.

Star players can be just about any position, except the middle relievers (pitchers that are not starters or closers). The Brewers stars are right fielder Ryan Braun, shortstop Jean Segura, center fielder Carlos Gomez, and pitcher Yovanni Gallardo.

The brawl in Atlanta was ridiculous. Carlos Gomez hit a home run, but he stayed at home plate to watch it. That can be seen as a sign of disrespect. Brian McCann, the Braves catcher, was upset and blocked Gomez from reaching home plate. In my opinion, McCann should have been ejected and suspended. McCann is now on the New York Yankees, so I don’t think that it will be a factor this season.

I usually get the MLB app for my phone so I can listen to the games. They have 2 packages, one that just has the radio broadcasts and one that has the television broadcast. I can picture everything that is happening in the game, so I just get the radio broadcasts. They have video highlights, so I can see 10 plays or so. I would suggest that you get the television broadcasts so you can watch the games.

Go Brewers!

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Sun, 09 Feb 2014 22:10:17 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-3Thanks, i’ll look it up.
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Sun, 09 Feb 2014 17:51:16 +0000http://sussexbrewersbaseball.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-2A good book to read to get a little history of the Brewers is 100 Things Brewers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Tom Haudricourt. It covers the team’s history from the viewpoint of someone who covered them for the local newspaper since 1985.
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